Chapter on the Rules of Menstruation, Istihadah, and Nifas, and Purification From Them
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 7
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām
Book 1, Chapter 7
Chapter on the Rules of Menstruation, Istihadah, and Nifas, and Purification From Them
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سُوقَةَ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ اِفْتَضَّ اِمْرَأَتَهُ أَوْ أَمَتَهُ فَرَأَتْ دَماً كَثِيراً لاَ يَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهَا يَوْمَهَا كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ بِالصَّلاَةِ قَالَ« تُمْسِكُ اَلْكُرْسُفَ فَإِنْ خَرَجَتِ اَلْقُطْنَةُ مُطَوَّقَةً بِالدَّمِ فَإِنَّهُ مِنَ اَلْعُذْرَةِ تَغْتَسِلُ وَ تُمْسِكُ مَعَهَا قُطْنَةً وَ تُصَلِّي وَ إِنْ خَرَجَ اَلْكُرْسُفُ مُنْغَمِساً بِالدَّمِ فَهُوَ مِنَ اَلطَّمْثِ تَقْعُدُ عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ أَيَّامَ اَلْحَيْضِ».
Narrated by Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ibn Mahbub, from Ali ibn Ri'ab, from Ziyad ibn Suqah:
Abu Ja'far عليه السلام was asked about a man who deflowered his wife or his bondwoman, and she saw a lot of blood that did not stop for the entire day. What should she do regarding her prayers? Imam عليه السلام said: "She should use a piece of cotton, and if the cotton comes out surrounded by blood, then it is from the hymen (al-ʿudhra). She should perform ghusl (ritual purification), keep the cotton in place, and pray. But if the cotton comes out soaked in blood, then it is menstruation (al-tamth), and she should refrain from prayer during the days of her menstruation."
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 159
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb, p. 80